Amanda Sobhy

Amanda Sobhy
Country  United States
Residence New York, United States
Born June 29, 1993 (1993-06-29) (age 18)
New York, United States
Turned Pro 2008
Retired Active
Plays Left Handed
Coached by Khaled Sobhy
Racquet used Harrow
Women's singles
Highest ranking No. 17 (April 2011)
Current ranking No. 19 (October 2011)
Last updated on: October 17, 2011.

Amanda Sobhy, (born June 29, 1993 in New York) is a professional squash player who represented the United States of America. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 17 in April 2011[1][2] On April 24, 2010 she won the Racquet Club International in St. Louis, Missouri, making her the only player in the history of women’s professional squash to have won three tournaments before the age of 17.[3]

On 29 June 2010, on her birthday, Sobhy won the World Junior Squash Championships, thus becoming the first ever American winner of the prestigious event.[4] In the final she defeated Egyptian Nour El Tayeb with a score of 3–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–7 in 37 minutes.[4]

References

  1. ^ WISPA player profile
  2. ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. ^ "North Shore Junior, Amanda Sobhy, Makes History". North Shore Schools. http://www.northshore.k12.ny.us/10may/nsms.html. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 
  4. ^ a b "Sobhy claims world title in Cologne". Cologne, Germany. June 29, 2010. http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/worldjuniorw2010.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2010. 

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